Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Kaduna State chapter, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has said that they had to pay N250 million ransom to bandits before they released 121 students of Bethel Baptist High School Kaduna who were kidnapped in July 2021. Rev Joseph Hayab who led the parents and family of Treasure Ayuba, the last Bethel student …

Five infants among the 17 villagers abducted by bandits a month ago in Anguwar Danlele and Anguwar Bawa villages, located within the Randagi ward of the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have died in captivity. On 17th October, 17 villagers, including the infants’ mothers, were taken into the bush by the bandits. Daily Trust learnt that the …

Bandits have killed a farmer, injured two and abducted 25 others at Ungwan Baka, Agunu Ward, in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Although the Kaduna State Police Command was yet to react to the incident, journalists were told that the bandits invaded the community with guns and machetes in the early hours of yesterday, while the locals were …

Katsina State government has joined Zamfara State government in insisting that there will be no negotiation with bandits terrorising the North West zone. Governor Dikko Radda, who disclosed this at Defence Headquarters, Abuja yesterday after a closed-door meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa, said the state government took the decision because past negotiations didn’t yield any …

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has disclosed that his government had identified traditional rulers aiding and abetting banditry in the state and has subjected them to scrutiny. He vowed to deal decisively with any traditional or member of his cabinet found sponsoring or aiding bandits. Speaking yesterday at a press conference in Abuja on why the state established its …

Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed that its operatives have rescued five kidnapped victims and arrested a suspected kidnapper, after an operation where bandits killed four and injured others. In a statement, the command’s Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent Mansur Hassan, explained that the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command, Musa Yusuf Garba, commiserated with the families of those who lost their …

The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau, Prof. Muazu Abubakar has said that 12 students of the institution and nine construction workers were still in bandits’ captivity. Abubakar told journalists on Wednesday evening in his office that six students were rescued, and nine others escaped from the bandits, leaving the remaining 21 kidnapped victims in captivity. According to him, …

Many serving security personnel frowned at the alleged negotiations with bandits by some Federal Government agencies, stating that such a move would jeopardize security agencies’ efforts. Some of them who spoke on the condition of anonymity said negotiating with bandits was an outright vote of no confidence on all security agencies in Nigeria. One of them said, “I don’t want …

Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal has called for an urgent and comprehensive investigation by the Federal Government into the secretive negotiations held with bandits in the state. In a statement on Monday by his spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, the governor lamented the action of some Federal Government agencies engaged in negotiations with bandit groups without recourse to the state …

Bandits have raided the Dogon Noma village, in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing no fewer than two locals, and kidnapping three others on Friday. The bandits, it was gathered, took away six motorcycles after the attack to an unknown destination. A source said the bandits stormed the community in the early hours of Friday, shooting indiscriminately …